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'New interim coach, same permanent results.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: New coach doesn’t lead to spark from losing Sabres

'Ownership is the constant in all of this failure. That failure has, of course, led to all of this turnover. There are an awful lot of body bags stacked up outside. My sense is that with each failure, from Pat LaFontaine all the way to Ralph Krueger, the owners have trusted the people they hire a little bit less, and with that have become more involved in hockey decisions than … [Read more...] about Opinion: What now?

'With Granato shifting to become the interim head coach, director of player personnel Matt Ellis will step in behind the bench to serve as one of his interim assistant coaches. Meanwhile, player development coach and former NHL defenseman Dan Girardi will also step in behind the bench to replace Steve Smith.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fire Ralph Krueger as head coach

'I have never seen a team sloppier in practice than the Buffalo Sabres. Simple passes aren’t completed on a regular basis, and going offside during drills is a regular occurrence that is never corrected.' … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams: Many reasons went into firing Ralph Krueger

'The Sabres had a response in the second period, as the team scored twice in a span of 57 seconds to tie and claim their first lead of the night. Tobias Rieder's fifth goal of the season evened the score, before Jeff Skinner turned the tides and made it 2-1 with his second of the campaign.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ winless streak reaches a dozen

'Skinner scored a nice goal and was feisty and getting under the other team’s skin. To me, that had been missing during his slump and it’s a big part of his game, to get the opponent to concentrate on getting him back and not him scoring.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The good effort doesn’t matter. The Sabres still haven’t won in 12 games

'The Sabres were at the top of the league in power play percentage eleven games ago, but as of today, Buffalo has fallen to 9th in the NHL with a 26% conversion rate. The Sabres are 0-for-18 on the power play in their last eleven games.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres show fight but push winless streak to twelve games

'Washington capped the scoring barrage at 6-0 when Alex Ovechkin scored his 717th-career goal, moving into a tie for sixth all-time with Boston Bruins legend Phil Esposito.' … [Read more...] about Winless streak hits 11 as Capitals drub Sabres

'There seem to be no answers for this team in the middle of their mid-season tailspin.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres lifeless in 6-0 loss to Capitals

'Krueger was very impressed with the third period even though they were outscored 2-0 because they out shot Washington 14-6. Krueger failed to take into account that Washington was in cruise control just waiting to hop on their plane to get out of town.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres just keep getting worse as their winless streak hits 11 games

'Pittsburgh took advantage of their first power play chance of the night late in the second period to take a 1-0 lead over the Sabres. Jake Guentzel scored his 10th goal of the season after a pass from Evgeni Malkin along the half wall. The game's first goal came with Colin Miller in the penalty box for hooking.' … [Read more...] about Losing streak reaches 10 for Sabres in loss to Pittsburgh

'Ultimately, the Sabres needed goals, and they couldn't get any.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Carter Hutton strong in his return to net, but it’s not enough

'Hutton made numerous big saves to keep the game at one goal, but the Sabres once again made a backup goalie look like Dominik Hasek.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres waste a spectacular game by Carter Hutton

'"I would say he's out for the foreseeable future, and because of the nature of the injury, we can't put a fixed date on that. We're expecting it to go on a little longer."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel out ‘for the foreseeable future’ with upper-body injury

'The Rochester Americans are dealing with, what could be, a COVID-19 outbreak. Two games have been postponed, and the team is under complete quarantine and hasn’t practiced for two days. That also means the Sabres cannot call up any players from the Amerks' roster.' … [Read more...] about Cozens’ status still unknown; Eichel remains out minimum 7-10 days